Isaiah Thomas is a professional basketball player with a net worth of $16 million, having played for several teams including the Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics. He has had a successful career, being named an NBA All-Star multiple times.
Isaiah Thomas, a professional American basketball player, boasts a net worth of $16 million. Throughout his career, Thomas has played for various prominent teams, including the Sacramento Kings, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, and New Orleans Pelicans. Prior to his professional career, he had a stellar collegiate playing career at the University of Washington, where he earned the distinction of being a three-time all-conference selection in the Pac-10. During his time in the NBA, Thomas has received the honor of being named an NBA All-Star on multiple occasions. As a teenager, Thomas attended Curtis Senior High School in University Place, Washington, where he was an active member of the varsity basketball team. For his senior year, he transferred to South Kent School in Connecticut. Upon graduating from South Kent, Thomas returned to the West Coast to pursue higher education at the University of Washington. In his freshman year with the Washington Huskies basketball team, he achieved an impressive average of 15.5 points, 2.6 assists, and three rebounds per game, earning him the title of Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. His performance only improved in his sophomore year, with averages of 16.9 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game, resulting in his selection as first-team All-Pac-10. Thomas received this honor once again during his junior year, marked by a memorable game-winning buzzer-beater shot in overtime that led the Huskies to victory over Arizona in the Pac-10 tournament championship game. Consequently, Thomas decided to forgo his senior year to declare for the NBA draft. In the 2011 NBA draft, Thomas was selected in the second round with the final pick by the Sacramento Kings. Early the following year, after achieving an average of 12.2 points and 4.4 assists per game in February, he was recognized as the Western Conference NBA Rookie of the Month. He earned this distinction again the next month, following an impressive performance with averages of 13.6 points and 4.9 assists per game. Thomas continued to experience success throughout his remaining seasons with the Kings. In January 2014, he scored a career-high 38 points in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and just five days later, he tied this total in a game against the Indiana Pacers. Later, in March, he achieved his first career triple-double in a win over the Washington Wizards, making him the shortest NBA player to have accomplished a triple-double. Thomas was acquired by the Phoenix Suns in July 2014. In his debut game with the team, he recorded 23 points, three assists, and one rebound in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Following an eight-game absence due to an ankle injury, Thomas returned in December in a loss to the Detroit Pistons. In January 2015, he posted a season-high 27 points off the bench in a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. In February 2015, Thomas was traded to the Boston Celtics. One of his most notable victories with the team came in April, when he scored a season-high 34 points in a win over the Detroit Pistons, earning him the title of Eastern Conference Player of the Week. The subsequent season, Thomas tied his career-high 38 points in a loss to the Pistons. In February 2016, he earned another Eastern Conference Player of the Week title, leading the Celtics to a 4-0 week record. During the subsequent playoffs, Thomas surpassed his career-high points total with 42 points in a win against the Atlanta Hawks. He continued to perform well in the 2016-17 season, scoring at least 20 points in every game but one over the first 21 games. In December, he broke his career-high points total once again by scoring 44 points in an overtime victory against the Memphis Grizzlies. A little over a week later, he eclipsed this number again when he scored 52 points in a win over the Miami Heat, with his 52 points standing as the fourth-highest scoring total in Celtics history. Isaiah achieved his 40th consecutive 20-point game in February 2017. His franchise-record streak ended later in the month with 43 consecutive games. Thomas went on to lead the Celtics to a first-round playoff win over the Chicago Bulls. Subsequently, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, he helped his team defeat the Washington Wizards. In Game 2, Thomas scored 53 points, the second-highest in Celtics playoff history, to take the lead in the series. Finally, in Game 7, he recorded 29 points and 12 assists to help the Celtics advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2012. After the team lost the first two games to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Thomas sat out the remainder of the postseason with a hip injury. Thomas was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in August 2017. However, following the post-trade physical examination, the franchise's staff expressed concerns about the ongoing effects of Isaiah's hip injury. After a significant delay, Thomas made his debut with the team in January 2018, recording 17 points in 19 minutes in a win over the Trail Blazers. Later in the month, he scored a season-high 24 points in a loss to the Thunder. In February 2018, Thomas was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. After playing a few games, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season following arthroscopic surgery on his right hip. Later, in July, he signed a one-year deal with the Denver Nuggets. He made his debut with the team in February 2019, scoring eight points in a win over the Kings. That summer, Isaiah signed with the Washington Wizards; in December, he was suspended for two games for entering the stands during a game. The next year, he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, but was waived a day later. In April 2021, Thomas signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.